Welcome.
I invite you to close your eyes if that feels restful right now.
Or if not,
Just to lower your eyes and soften your gaze.
Take a few breaths in and out as you bring yourself to this space.
This time now for you.
In all the ways you give to others,
May you feel nurtured and nourished within yourself.
In all the ways you support those around you,
May you feel a deep sense of value and appreciation within yourself.
All those moments,
All those times where you uplift,
You encourage,
Always the one others know they can turn to.
May you feel this same support within yourself.
Feel attuned to turning inwards to your own needs.
This same loving kindness that fills your own heart lifts your soul and spirit with renewed lightness and delight.
Allow yourself permission to feel this now.
To really know and acknowledge this.
Let every part of your being receive the deepest appreciation flowing through you.
Opening yourself to take it all in.
And as you imagine appreciation pouring in,
Completing you,
Surrounding you,
Filling you with glorious warmth and light.
Allow yourself to fully be here now.
Bringing all of yourself to this space,
To listen,
Hear,
Feel and know.
This deep appreciation within yourself.
An embodiment of all that you are.
The richness and gift of this.
All that you offer so freely,
Compassionately to others.
Take a few breaths in and out now.
And sit for a moment as you reflect on how it feels for you to receive.
In this moment it's not often enough that we pause,
Take time for ourselves when we are so used to giving and being there,
Fathers.
I know how much you give.
I feel the support and love you hold for so many.
All your acknowledgement and compassion.
The ways you extend yourself to others needs.
And maybe at times putting others before yourself.
Because you may not ask for what you also desire,
Crave and need.
In this moment now,
Open yourself up to allowing and receiving.
May you truly know and feel an awareness and full embodiment of how much you are valued,
Appreciated and held.
Not only by life in ways we may not fully know or understand.
But in ways within yourself that you become more attuned to and may draw from.
To listen,
To feel and know what it is that you desire and need and so deserve to receive.
This love,
This deep love.
Each time you feel a little lost or weary or you feel less supported or valued as you give so much of yourself.
May you feel this self love,
This self appreciation.
May you know that you have within you all that you need.
Unbounded,
Full of richness and light that fills you.
That lights every part of you,
Dances through your being.
May you feel this all with a deep sense of ease and calm.
Trust in yourself and in this life.
All as the deepest flowing well of light and love that you can turn to within whenever you choose.
May you lean into the knowing you have of all the ways you can also choose this support and loving kindness from another.
Even when this feels hard or difficult to do.
To trust in asking for what it is that you need.
I know those times you may have felt hurt or left to the side.
Your reluctance to trust when perhaps before there's been silence.
Your care and concern for others which has meant so often that you put others comfort before your own.
Perhaps you've hidden your pain,
Your grief,
Your loss.
All those times you pretend that all is well.
When inside you might weep a little and feel lonely or alone.
It's not easy to show your vulnerability to others,
To let someone in when we are used to being so strong.
That veil you wear,
The words you've learned to say,
The feelings you may have left out and put aside.
Because perhaps they don't feel okay or even welcomed or they haven't been before.
Others are used to you being resilient and brave,
Courageous and strong.
Always a pillar of support,
The listening ear,
The open door.
They look to you for solace and understanding and the love in your heart that gives with generosity without question,
No expectation.
A natural part and essence of who you are.
All of this is such a beautiful,
Powerful gift.
So needed,
So deeply felt.
You may not ever imagine or know but you touch others and this world in ways beyond measure.
This kindness,
This compassion,
This love that connects your heart to others with a thread that will always feel and know what others may not.
I ask and invite you now in this moment to listen,
To open yourself to receiving all you give so freely.
Flowing through you now,
Surrounding you in pure warmth and light.
Place a hand on your heart and feel into your own needs now.
What is it that you truly desire?
What is it that you truly need?
What is it that you are willing to ask for in this moment for yourself and from others or someone you trust?
Because you so deserve this loving kindness,
Compassion,
This deep appreciation of all that you are and all that you give.
This time and space you have always for others.
You deserve this for yourself,
To receive this,
To ask of this from those you trust in,
Those closest to you.
Perhaps bring those you love to your mind and heart now and feel into the ways that you support them and also how you might ask for their support now too.
Let go of any need to be so strong.
Release any expectation of yourself.
Allow all of yourself to unfold and open here.
You and your own needs,
Desire and deserve to come first.
Take some breaths in and out.
Gentle inhale and exhale as you really feel into this space and all within you that desires to receive.
You are so valued and appreciated.
All your feelings and emotions are valid.
You deserve to have your needs met.
You are allowed to feel supported.
It is safe for you to be held.
It is safe to ask for what it is that you also need.
May these words wash through you and fill you with a sense of renewed trust,
Comfort and peace.
May you feel all the appreciation with an openness to receiving with abundance,
A light within your whole being.
Feel nurtured and nourished by this with an open heart,
With open arms.
Receive.
Allow all the love and appreciation for yourself to flow in.
Let it all flow in.
You are life.
You are love.
You are supported.
You are deeply appreciated.
You have all the love that you need.
Take some deep breaths in and out now as you gently bring yourself back to where you are,
To this present moment.
And just sit for a few moments in this quiet,
Harsh,
This peaceful,
Calming contemplation.
Take it all in with gratitude for this time you have allowed yourself to receive.
May you carry this deep knowing of self-love,
Self-appreciation,
A deep unwavering love and a deep,
Enduring trust.
You are supported.
You are valued.
You are appreciated.
So deeply appreciated in this moment and always.
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